O-pyrazolo-pyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric (phosphonic) acid esters

ABSTRACT

IN WHICH R1 is an alkyl radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R3 is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, and X is oxygen or sulfur, WHICH POSSESS INSECTICIDAL, ACARICIDAL, NEMATOCIDAL, FUNGICIDAL AND MOLLUSCICIDAL PROPERTIES.   O-pyrazolo-pyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric (phosphonic)acid esters of the general formula

United States Patent [1 1 Hoffman et al.

O-PYRAZOLO-PYRIMIDINE-(THIONO)- PHOSPHORIC (PHOSPHONIC) ACID ESTERS Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, Germany Filed: June 29, 1971 Appl. No.: 158,046

Assignee:

Foreign Application Priority Data July 8, 1970 Germany P 20 33 947.3

US. Cl. 260/256.5 R, 260/256.4 E, 42 4/200 Int. Cl C07d 57/16 Field of Search 260/256.4 E, 256.5 R

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1968 Schicke 260/256.4 E

[451 Sept. 25, 1973 Primary Examiner-R. J. Gallagher Attorney-Ralph D. Dinklage et al.

ABSTRACT O-pyrazolo-pyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric (phosphonic )acid esters of the general formula i' O Ra Rf 11 N HaC I in which R is an alkyl radical with I to 6 carbon atoms,

R is an alkyl radical with l to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

R is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, and

X is oxygen or sulfur, which possess insecticidal, acaricidal, nematocidal, fungicidal and molluscicidal properties.

8 Claims, No Drawings I O-PYRAZOLO-PYRlMlDlNE-(THIONO)- PHOSPHORIC (PHOSPHONIC) ACID ESTERS The present invention relates to and has for its object the provision of new O-pyrazolo-pyrimidine-(thiono)- phosphoric (phosphonic) acid esters, i.e., 2-hydroxy-3- optionally chloroor bromo-substituted-7-methylpyrazolo-( l ,5-a) pyrimidine esters of (thiono)- phosphoric (alkanephosphonic) acid esters, which possess insecticidal, acaricidal, nematocidal, fungicidal and molluscicidal properties, active compositions in the form of mixtures of such compounds with solid and liquid dispersible carrier vehicles, and methods for producing such compounds and for using such compounds in a new way especially for combating pests, e.g., insects, acarids, nematodes, fungi, and .molluscs, especially insects, acarids and namatodes, with other and further objects becoming apparent from a study of the within specification and accompanying examples.

it is known from Belgian Patent Specification No. 67- 6,802 and published Dutch Patent Application 65/16,)07 that O-pyrazolopyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric(phosphonic, phosphinic) acid ester derivatives, for example 0,0-diethyl--[5,7-dimethylpyrazolo( l,5- a)-pyrimidine-(2)yl]-phosphoric acid ester, exhibit pesticidal activity, particularly insecticidal and acaricidal activity. I

The present invention provides 0- pyrazolopyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric(phosphonic) acid esters of the general formula:

in which R is an alkyl radical with l to 6 carbon atoms,

R, is an alkyl radicalwith l to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy radical with l to 6carbon atoms,

R, is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, and X is oxygen or sulfur.

These compounds have been found to possess strong insecticidal, acaricidal (including tickicidal) and nematocidal properties.

The invention also provides a process for the production of an 0-pyrazolo-pyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric (phosphonic) acid ester derivative of formula (I) in which a (thiono)phosphoric(phosphonic) acid ester halide of the general formula:

P-Hal R: (II) in which R R and X have the meanings stated above, and

Hal is halogen, preferably chlorine, is reacted with a Z-hydIOxypyrazolopyrimidine derivative of the general formula:

R has the meaning stated above, in the presence of an acid acceptor or in the form of an alkali metal salt, alkaline earth metal salt or ammonium salt.

Surprisingly, the 0-pyrazolopyrimidine-(thiono)- phosphoric(phosphonic) acid esters according to the invention show a considerably higher insecticidal and acaricidal activity than the known 0- pyrazolopyrimidine(thiono)phosphoric (phosphonic, phosphinic) acid esters which are chemically the most closely comparable substances of the same type of activity. The substances according to the invention therefore represent a genuine enrichment of the art.

If O-ethylethanephosphonic acid ester chloride and 2-hydroxy-7-methyl-pyrazolo( l ,5-a)-pyrimidine are used as starting materials, the reaction course can be represented by the following formula scheme:

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011150 0 acid 021150 0 \{I 01 H0 acceptor 0 i CgHs N 011215 N N N mow mow Preferably, R is a straight or branched alkyl radical of l to 4 carbon atoms, and may for example be a methyl, ethyl, nor iso-propyl, or n-, sec.-, tert.- or isobutyl radical; and R is a methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, nor iso-propyl, or n-butoxy, sec.-butoxy or ten.- butoxy radical.

As examples of (thiono)phosphoric(phosphonic) acid ester halides of formula (ll) which can be used in the process, there are mentioned in particular: 0,0- dimethyl-, 0,0sdiethyl-, 0,0-dipropyl-, 0,0-di-isopropyl-, 0,0-dibutyl-, 0,0-di-tert.-butyl-, O-methyl-O- ethyl-, 0-methyl-0-iso-propyl-, 0-methyl-O-butyl-, 0-ethyl-0-iso-propyl-, 0ethyl-0-butylphosphoric acid ester chlorides or bromides and their thiono analogues; and 0-methyl-methane-, 0-methyl-ethane-, O-ethylmethane-, O-propylmethane-, O-propyl-ethane, O-isopropyl-methane 0-iso-propylethane-, O-butylmethane-, 0-butyl-ethane-, 0-tert.-butylmethanephosphonic acid ester chlorides or bromides and their thiono analogues.

The (thiono)phosphoric(phosphonic) acid ester halides to be used as starting materials are known and can be prepared according to customary processes. The 2- hydroxypyrazolopyrimidines of the formula (lll) may be obtained from 3-aminopyrazolone and acetoacetaldehyde-dimethylacetal and, if appropriate, halogenation in 3-position.

The reaction of the invention is preferably carried out in the presence of a solvent, which term includes a mere diluent. As such, practically all inert organic solvents are suitable. These include especially aliphatic and aromatic optionally chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, xylene, benzine, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and chlorobenzene; ethers, such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether and dioxane; ketones, such as acetone, methylethyl ketone, methylisopropyl ketone and methylisobutyl ketone; and in particular nitriles, such as acetonitrile.

As acid acceptors, all customary acid-binding agents can be used. Particularly good results have been obtained with alkali metal carbonates and alcoholates, such as sodium or potassium carbonate, methylate or ethylate; aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic amines, for example triethylamine, dimethylamine, dimethylaniline, dimethylbenzylamine and pyridine.

The reaction temperature can be varied within a fairly wide range. In general the reaction is carried out at about to 100 C, preferably at about to 35 C.

The reaction is, in general, carried out at normal pressure.

In carrying out the process, the starting materials are generally used in equimolar proportions. An excess of one or the other of the reaction components seems to bring no substantial advantages. The reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of one of the abovementioned solvents, and in the presence of an acid acceptor, at the temperatures stated; after several hours stirring, the reaction mixture is worked up as usual.

The substances according to the invention are obtained in most cases in the form of colorless to slightly yellow-colored viscous, water-insoluble oils which cannot be distilled without decomposition but which can, by so-called slight distillation" (that is, by longer heating to moderately elevated temperatures under reduced pressure), be freed from the last volatile components and in this way be purified. The refractive index is particularly useful for their characterization. Those compounds which are crystalline may be characterized by their melting point.

As already mentioned, the new 0- pyrazolopyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric(phosphonic) acid esters are distinguished by an outstanding insecticidal and acaricidal effectiveness against plant pests, hygiene pests and pests of stored products and animal parasites. They possess a good activity against both sucking and biting insects, including blowflies, and mites (acarina), including parasitic ticks. At the same time they exhibit a low phytotoxicity. In addition, some of the compounds have also a fungicidal, molluscicidal and nematocidal activity.

For these reasons, the products according to the invention may be used with success as pesticides in crop protection and the protection of stored products as well as in the hygiene field.

To the sucking insects contemplated herein there belong, in the main, aphids (Aphidae) such as the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), the bean aphid (Doralis fabae), the bird cherry aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi), the pea aphid (Macrosiphum pisi) and the potato aphid (Macrosiphum solanifolii), the current gall aphid (Crypotmyzus korschelti), the rosy aphid (Sappaphis mali), the mealy plum aphid (Hyalopterus arundinis) and the cherry black-fly (Myzus cerasi); in addition, scales and mealybugs (Coccina), for example the cleander scale (Aspidiotus hederae) and the soft scale (Lecanium hesperidum) as well as the grape mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus); thrips (Thysanoptera), such beetle (Meligethes aeneus),

as Hercinothrips femoralis, and bugs, for example the beet bug (Piesma quadrara), the red cotton bug (Dysdercus intermediux), the bed bug (Cimex lectularius), the assassin bug (Rhodnius prolixus) and Chagas bug (Trialoma infestans) and, further, cicades, such as Euscelis bilobatus and Nepholettix bipunctatus; and the like.

In the case of the biting insects contemplated herein, above all there should be mentioned butterfly caterpillars (Lepidoptera) such as the diamond-back moth (Plutella maculipennix), the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), the brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) and tent caterpillar (Malacosoma neustria); further, the cabbage moth (Mamesrra brassicae) and the cutworm (Agrotis segetum), the large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), the small winter moth (Cheimatobia brumata), the green oak tortrix moth (Tortrix viridana), the fall armyworm (Laphygma frugiperda) and cotton worm (Prodenia litura), the ermine moth (Hyponomeula padella), the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuhniella) and greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella); and the like.

Also to be classed with the biting insects contemplated herein are beetles (Coleoptera), for example the granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius Calandra granaria), the Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), the dock beetle (Gastrophysa viridula), the mustard beetle (Phaedon cochleariae), the blossom the raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentoxus), the bean weevil (Bruchidius Acanthoscelides obtectus), the leather beetle (Dermestes frischi), the khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), the flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum), the northern corn billbug (Calandra or Sitophilus zeamais), the drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum), the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and the sawtoothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis), and also species living in the soil, for example wireworms (Agriotes spec.) and larvae of the cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha); cockroaches, such as the Germam cockroach (Blanella germanica), American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), Madeira cockroach (Leucophaea or Rhyparobia maderae), Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), the giant cockroach (Blaberus giganteus) and the black giant cockroach (Blaberus fuscus) as well as Henschoutedenia flexivitla; further, Orthoptera, for example the house cricket (Acheta domesticus); termites such as the eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes) and Hymenoptera such as ants, for example the garden ant (Lasius niger); and the like.

The Diptera contemplated herein comprise essentially the flies, such as the vinegar fly (Drosophila melariogaster), the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), the house fly (Musca domestica), the little house fly (Fannia canicularis), the black blow fly (Phormia regina) and bluebottle fly (Calliphora erythrocephala) as well as the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans); further gnats, for example mosquitoes such as the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), the northern house mosquito (Culex pipiens) and the malaria mosquito (Anopheles stephensi); and the like.

With the mites (Acari) contemplated herein there are classed, in particular, the spider mites (Tetranychidae) such as the two-spotted spider mite (Telranychus telarius Tetranychus althaeae or Tetranychus urticae) and the European red mite (Paralelranychus pilosus Panonychus ulmi), gall mites, for example the black currant gall mite (Eriophyes ribis) and tarsonemids, for example, the broad mite (Hemirarsonemus lalus) and the cyclamen mite (Tarsonemus pallidus); finally, ticks, such as therelapsing fever tick (Ornithoderus moubata); and the like.

When applied against hygiene pests and pests of stored products, particularly flies and mosquitoes, the process products are also distinguished by an outstanding residual activity on wood and clay, as well as a good stability to alkali on limed substrates.

The active compounds according to the instant invention can be utilized, if desired, in the form of the usual formulations or compositions with conventional inert (i.e., plant compatible or herbicidally inert) pesticide diluents or extenders, i.e., diluents, carriers or extenders of the type usuable in conventional pesticide formulations or compositions, e.g., conventional pesticide dispersible carrier vehicles such as gases, solu tions, emulsions, suspensions, emulsifiable concentrates, spray powders, pastes, soluble powders, dusting agents, granules, etc. These are prepared in known manner, for instance by extending the active compounds with conventional pesticide dispersible liquid diluent carriers and/or dispersible solid carriers option ally with the use of carrier vehicle assistants, e.g., conventional pesticide surface-active agents, including emulsifying agents and/or dispersing agents, whereby, for example, in the case where water is used as diluent, organic solvents may be added as auxiliary solvents. The following may be chiefly considered for use as conventional carrier vehicles for this purpose; aerosol propellants which are gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, such as freon; inert dispersible liquid diluent carriers, including inert organic solvents, such as aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., benzene, toluene, xylene, etc.), halogenated, especially chlorinated, aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., chlorobenzenes, etc.), paraffins (e.g., petroleum fractions), chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (e.g., methylene chloride, etc.), alcohols (e.g., methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc.), amines (e.g., ethanolamine, etc.), ethers, ether-alcohols (e.g., glycol monomethyl ether, etc.), amides (e.g., dimethyl formamide, etc.), sulfoxides (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide, etc.), ketones (e.g., acetone, etc.), and/or water; as well as inert dispersible finely divided solid carriers, such as ground natural minerals (e.g., kaolins, clays, alumina, silica, chalk, i.e., calcium carbonate, talc, attapulgite, montmorillonite, kieselguhr, etc.) and ground synthetic minerals (e.g., highly dispersed silicic acid, silicates, e.g., alkali silicates, etc.); whereas the following may be chiefly considered for use as conventional carrier vehicle assistants, e.g., surface-active agents, for this purpose: emulsifying agents, such as non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifying agents (e.g., polyethylene oxide esters of fattly acids, polyethylene oxide ethers of fatty alcohols, alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, etc., and especially alkyl arylpolyglycol ethers, magnesium stearate, sodium oleate, etc.); and/or dispersing agents, such as lignin, sulfite waste liquors, methyl cellulose, etc.

Such active compounds may be employed alone or in the form of mixtures with one another and/or with such solid and/or liquid dispersible carrier vehicles and/or with other known compatible active agents, especially plarit protection agents, such as other acaricides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides and namatodices, or rodenticides, herbicides, fertilizers, growth-regulating agents, etc., if desired, or in the form of particular dosage preparations for specific application made therefrom, such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions, powders, pastes, and granules which are thus ready for use.

As concerns commerically marketed preparations, these generally contemplate carrier composition mixtures in which the active compound is present in an amount substantially between about 0.1- percent by weight, and preferably 05-90 percent by weight, of the mixture, whereas carrier composition mixtures suitable for direct application or field application generally contemplate those in which the active compound is present in an amount substantially between about 0.0001-10 percent, preferably 0.0l-1 percent, by weight of the mixture. Thus, the present invention contemplates over-all compositions which comprise mixtures of a conventional dispersible carrier vehicle such as (l) a dispersible inert finely divided carrier solid, and/or (2) a dispersible carrier liquid such as an inert organic solvent and/or water preferably including a surface-active effective amount of a carrier vehicle assistant, e.g., a surface-active agent, such as an emulsifying agent and- /or a dispersing agent, and an amount of the active compound which is effective for the purpose in question and which is generally between about 0.0001-95 percent, and preferably 0.01-95 percent, by weight of the mixture.

The active compounds can also be used in accordance with the well known ultra-low volume process with good success, i.e., by applying such compound if normally a liquid, or by applying a liquid composition containing the same, via very effective atomizing equipment, in finely divided form, e.g., average particle diameter of from 50-100 microns, or even less, i.e., mist form, for example by airplane crop spraying techniques. Only up to at most about a few liters/hectare are needed, and often amounts only up to about 15 to 1,000 g/hectare, preferably 40 to 600 g/hectare, are sufficient. In this process it is possible to use highly concentrated liquid compositions with said liquid carrier vehicles containing from about 20 to about 95 percent by weight of the active compound or even the percent active substance alone, e.g., about 20-100 percent by weight of the active compound.

Furthermore, the present invention contemplates methods of selectively killing, combating or controlling pests, e.g., insects, acarids, namatodes, fungi and molluscs and more particularly methods of combating at least one of insects, acarids and namatodes, which comprises applying to at least one of correspondingly (a) such insects, (b) such acarids, (c) such nematodes, (d) such fungi, (e) such molluscs, and (f) the corresponding habitat thereof, i.e., the locus to be protected, e.g., to a growing crop, to an area where a crop is to be grown or to a domestic animal, a correspondingly combative or toxic amount, i.e., an insecticidally, acaricidally, nematocidally, fungieidally or molluscicidally effective amount of the particular active compound of the invention alone or together with a carrier vehicle as noted above. The instant formulations or compositions are applied in the usual manner, for instance by spraying, atomizing, vaporizing, scattering, dusting, watering, squirting, sprinkling, pouring, fumigating, and the like.

it will be realized, of course, that the concentration ofthe particular active compound utilized in admixture with the carrier vehicle will depend upon the intended application. Therefore, in special cases it is possible to go above or below the aforementioned concentration ranges.

The unexpected superiority and outstanding activity of the particular new compounds of the present invention are illustrated, without limitation, by the following examples:

Example 1 To 15 g of 2-hydroxy-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- a)pyrimidine dissolved or suspended in 100 ml of dimethyl formamide there are added 11 g of triethylamine and 18 g of O-ethylethanethionophosphonic acid ester chloride. After 3 hours of stirring, the mixture is poured into water, taken up with methylene chloride, washed, dried and slight distilled." The yield is 22 g (77 percent of theory), the refractive index is u 1.5670.

Calculated for C l-l O N SP (molecular weight 285): S 11.2% Found: S 11.8%

Examples 2-8 In manner analogous to that of Example 1, the following compounds can be prepared:

lnhlc onlinucd Physical roperties refractive Compound index or M.P.)

(5) 1C3H7O SI M.P. 86-88 C.

P-O g, TI 1 N M ii (6) SeC.-C(H90\fi M.P. 44-46 C.

(7) sec.-C4H O S 11n"=1.5354.

0 Czls i N HIC I (8) 1C1H1O S M.P. 6062 C.

1 0 CzHs l N H O I The starting material for Examples 1-8 can be prepared as follows:

N HSCU (IIIa) Example 9 55 g of 2-hydroxy-3-chloro-7-methyl-pyrazol0(1,5- a) pyrimidine are dissolved in 300 ml of acetonitrile and stirred for 3 hours at 50 to 60 C with 45 g of potassium carbonate and 57 g of 0,0-diethylthionophosphoric acid ester chloride. The mixture is then poured 5 into water, taken up with benzene, washed, dried and slightly distilled."

The yield is 47 g (47 percent of theory), m.p. 54 C. For C,,l-l O N ClSP (molecular weight 3,36) Calculated: N 12.5 CI 10.6 S 9.5 P 9.2% Found: N 11.9 Cl 10.5 S 10.0 P 9.7%

Examples 10-12 In manner analogous to that of Example 9, the following compounds can be prepared: 1

M 11 P t Compound e t ng 8 (CH;O)zP-O Cl HgCU P--O C1 m7 7| ll l i HaCV 2Hs0)2P0 Cl N HaCU The starting material required for Examples 912 is obtainable as follows:

HO C1 5 l /\N HaC i (IIIb) g of 2-hydroxy-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- a)pyrimidine are dissolved in 1,600 ml of glacial acetic acid, and 38 g of chlorine are introduced into the solution at 70 C. After stirring for 30 minutes at room tem- 65 pefture, 40 g of sodium hydroxide, dissolved in 100 ml of water, areadded. The mixture is then heated to C, cooled, the precipitate is filtered off with suction, washed with ether, and dried on clay.

Yield: 62 g (67 percent of the theory) 10 Example 13 N mg] 46 g of 2-hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- a) pyrimidine, suspended or dissolved in 200 ml of acetonitrile, are stirred overnight with 22 g of triethylamine and 33 g of 0,0-di-ethylthionophosphoric acid ester chloride. The mixture is then poured into water, taken up with benzene, washed, dried and slightly distilled.

The product melts as 72 to 74 C. The yield is 42 g (55 percent of theory).

Calculated for C ,H O N BrSP (molecular weight 380):

N S P 11.1 8.4 8.2% Found: 11.0 8.2 8.3%

Examples 14-18 In manner analogous to that of Example 13, the following compounds can be prepared:

Melting Point Compound 0.]

( 2HsQ)7-PO Br N Hack) (15) CzHsO [S 82 P-O Br C2Hs 1 i /\N Hack) (16) sec.-C,Ha0\fi -113 /PO-ITBI CH3 N I N HgC I (17) lCaH7O S PO- Br 1 CH; N

N HaCU (CH3O)2PO-"l[Br The starting material for Examples 13-18 can be obtained as follows:

PIC-1J7 Br N L U (HID) Calculated for C H ON,Br (molecular weight 228): N 18.4 Br 35.1% Found: N l8.7 Br 352% The invention will be further illustrated in the following comparative examples and tables.

Example l9 Plutella test Solvent: 3 parts by weight acetone Emulsifier: 1 part by weight alkylarylpolyglycol ether To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, l part by weight of the active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent containing the stated amount of emulsifier and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

Cabbage leaves (Brassica oleracea) are sprayed with the evaluation of the active results until dew moist and are then infested with caterpillars of the diamond-back moth (Plutella maculipennis).

After the specified periods of time, the degree of destruction is determined as a percentage: 100 percent means that all the caterpillars are killed whereas percent means that none of the caterpillars are killed.

The active compounds, the concentrations of the active compounds, the elevation times and the result can be seen from Table 1.

TABLE 1.PLUTELLA TEST (Known) i o CHO P() 5 3 )2 N/ N-N i I (CH1O)zP-0 i 2H5 )2P NN i l (CzHs0)2 O (13)... NN O cm l 0 l z s )z N N-N ii I 2 sO)2 u I (CzH O) P--O N-N H CH0 P-O z s )2 (l1) CH:

/PO N 0,1150

(15).. CE; 0.1 100 A is N'N Q? I 1 0 CgHsO (5)... CH, 0.1 100 08i i$ N--N ii I I /P-0 (CHa). CH-O (17) CH: 0.1 100 0 03i it? N-N 1 /P-O (CHa)2CH-O CzHa (cmhCH-o 011i CE:

/CHO CQH} CH: 5 cs,

/CH-0 CzHs 7 0.1 100 0.01 100 0.001 70 CH 5 N N 2 s cg, \ILO J /CHO 05H;

Example 20 Myzus test (contact action) pound, 1 part by weight of the active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent containing the stated amount of emulsifier and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

Cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea) which have been heavily infested with peach aphids (Myzus persicae) are sprayed with the preparation of the active compound until dripping wet.

After the specified periods of time, the degree of destruction is determined as a percentage: 100 percent means that all the aphids are killed whereas 0 percent means that none of the aphids are killed.

The active compounds, the concentrations of the active compounds, the evaluation times and the results can be seen from the following Table 2.

TABLE 2.MYZUS TEST Degree of Concendestructration tion in of active percent compound after Active compounds in percent 1 day (0)... CH; 0.1 98 0 121 2 N-N i I (CzH50)7P-O CH3 N 01 (Known) (D). 0. 1 0. 01 20 0. 001 0 i zHi ):P-

(Known) (E). OH; 0.1 0 03i NN I (CIH5O)IPO N CH; (Known) (F)... cm 0. 1 100 0 131 NN I (C1H50)zi 0 CH;

Br (Known) (4) CH3 0. 1 100 I 0 08i NN E M (CHa0)zP-O (18) CH3 0. 1 100 I i% NN u I (CH O):PO

3 CH 0. 1 100 N-N I i U (C Hs0)2P-O (9) CH3 0. 1 100 01 22 NN i I (C:H50)20 N/ (2). CH; 0. 1 100 its: 1% N-N Example 21 Tetranychus test Solvent: 3 parts by weight acetone 10 tion.

Bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris), which have a height of approximately 10-30 cm., are sprayed with the preparation of the active compound until dripping wet. These bean plants are heavily infested with spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) in all stages of development.

After the specified periods of time, the effectiveness of the preparation of active compound is determined by counting the dead mites. The degree of destruction thus obtained is expressed as a percentage: 100 percent means that all the spider mites are killed whereas 0 percent means that none of the spider mites are killed.

The active compounds, the concentrations of the active compounds, the evaluation times and the results can b e seen from the following Table 3.

TABLE 3.TETRANYCHUS TEST Active compounds Concentration of active com pound in percent Degree of destruction in percent ter 2 day:

(A) CH:

(Known) (Known) (D) CH:

(Known) (Known) (H)... CH;

N-N a P-O cm Known) I (amon -0M y 15 0H, 0.1 100 0.01 so NN /P-0 cmlo (5) CH; 0.1 100 0.01 98 NN P0 N (CHr)2CH-O (6).-. CH1 0.1 100 0.01 N-N CHs\fi I OH, P-O

CH-O

CgH

Example 22 LD test Test insects: Sitophilur granariu: Solvent: acetone 2 parts by weight of the active compound are dissolved in 1,000 parts by volume of the solvent. The solution so obtained is diluted with further solvent to the desired concentrations. p

2.5 ml of the solution of the active compound are pipetted into a Petri dish. On the bottom of the Petri dish there is a filter paper with a diameter of about 9.5 cm. The Petri dish remains uncovered until the solvent has completely evaporated. The amount of active compound per square meter of filter paper varies with the concentration of the solution of active compound. 10 test insects are then placed in the Petri dish and it is covered with a glass lid.

The condition of the test insects is observed 3 days after the commencement of the experiments. The destruction is determined as a percentage.

The active compounds, the concentrations of the active compounds, the test insects and the results can be seen from the following Table 4.

TAB LE 4.LD1no TEST Concentration of active Destruccompound tion in Active compounds in percent percent (E)-.- CH; 0. 2 0. 02 0 I I HaC -O C2 5): N

(Known) (Known) (D). CHI 0. '2

l i HQC P( Cz )2 (Known) (C)... CIJH: 0.2 80

H C 5 O-P(OC H (Known) CH; 0.2 100 2a 1 a N OP(OCH:)2

N-N I l i OP(OCH.\)2

I Br

( CH: 0.2 100 l 0.02 100 NN i OP(0 0211s):

I Br

(4).... CH; 0.2 100 i 3 I-N l l i N O-P(OCH:)2

9 CH 0.2 100 3 0.0g 1% N/ O-P(OC:H5)1

12 CH 0.2 100 a 0.0? 103 I if N O-P (O CzHs):

Eirample 23 LT test for Diptera Test insects: Aedes aegypti Solvent: acetone 2 parts by weight of active compound are dissolved in 1,000 parts by volume of solvent. The solution so obtained is diluted with further solvent to the desired lower concentrations.

2.5 ml of the solution of active compound are pipetted into a Petri dish. On the bottom of the Petri dish there is a filter paper with a diameter of about 9.5 cm. The Petri dish remains uncovered until the solvent has completely evaporated. The amount of active compound per square meter of filter paper varies with the concentration of the solution of active compound used. About 25 test insects are then placed in the Petri dish and it is covered with a glass lid.

The condition of the test insects is periodically observed. The time which is necessary for a percent destruction is determined.

The test insects, the active compounds, the concentrations of the active compounds and the periods of time at which there is a 100 percent destruction can be seen from the following Table 5.

TABLE 5.L'I1ou TEST FOR DIP'IERA Concentration of active compound Active compounds in percent LI (E)... (III-Ia 0.2

i Hzc \N 0P(OC:H5)1

(Known) (F)... (III-I3 0.2 3 =90%.

IL H N/ OP(OC2H5)2 (Known) 1 a nick OP(OC:H=)2

(Known) a HaC N -P( C2Hs)2 (Known) (10).-. CH: 0.2 120. l 0.02 NN i N 0P(OCHa)2 (9).... CH: 0.2 120'. l 0.02 180. N-N

S l 0 l... H. \N/ 2 5 2 2 22 i s OCJH'l-i 100 100 92 50 GHQ-P i i 0 Br K OP(OC2H5)2 5 N (5).... CH: 02 120'. N N

| 0.02 180. J N .N H30 N (7) sec.CtHnO s 100 95 50 OCJHii \H I TT CzHs N I Example 24 Critical concentration test/soil insects Test insect: cabbage root fly maggots (Phorbia brassicae) Solvent: 3 parts by weight acetone P 0 Emulsifer: part by weight alkylarylpolyglycol ether 1L To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent, the stated amount of emulsifier is added'and the concentrate is diluted with m0 (8) i-CzH1O S 100 100 50 20 \ll water to the desired concentration. The preparation of active compound is intimately mixed with soil. The

concentration of the active compound in the prepara- (12) C7H50 s 100 100 100 70 tion is of practically no importance, only the amount of l| 1 active compound per unit volume of soil, which is given 30, 021150 N i in ppm. (for example rng/l), is decisive. The soil is filled into pots and the pots are left to stand at room temperature. After 24 hours, the test animals are put into the treated soil and, after a further 48 hours, the degree of effectiveness of the active compound is determined as a percentage by counting the dead and liv- (11)" (32H5 S 100 100 75 ing test insects. The degree of destruction is 100 per- L C1 cent when all the test insects have been killed; it is 0 C percent when exactly as many test insects are still alive N as in the case of the control. 40 \N/\N The active compounds, the amounts applied and the w results can be seen from thefollowing Table 6. a

TABLE a Active compounds [Soil insectlcides/Phorbia brassicaemaggots] I f o I ifihfifiiiifi I i wo-l men);

centration pf active compound In p.p.m.

ll H3O OP(OO:H5)2

(Known) Example 25 Critical concentration test Test nematode: Meloidogyne sp. Solvent: 3 parts by weight acetone Emulsifier: 1 part by weight alkylarylpolyglycol ether To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent, the stated amount of emulsifier is added and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

The preparation of active compound is intimately mixed with soil which is heavily infested with the test nematodes. The concentration of the active compound in the preparation is of practically no importance; only the amount of active compound per unit volume of soil, which is given in ppm, is decisive. The soil is filled into pots, lettuce is sown in and the pots are kept at a greenhouse temperature of 27 C. After 4 weeks, the lettuce roots are examined for infestation with namatodes, and the degree of destruction of the active compound is determined as a percentage. The degree of effectiveness is 100 percent when infestation is completely avoided; it is percent when the infestation is exactly the same as in the case of the control plants in untreated soil which has been infested in the same manner.

The active compounds, the amounts applied and the results can be seen from the following Table 7.

Active compounds monomethyl ether Emulsifier: 35 parts by weight nonylphenolpolyglycol ether To produce a suitable formulation, 3 parts by weight of the active compound are mixed with 7 parts by weight of the above-mentioned solvent-emulsifier mixture, and the emulsion concentrate so obtained is diluted with water to the concentration desired in each case.

Adult, gorged female ticks of the species Boophilus microplus (sensitive and resistant, respectively) are immersed for 1 minute in these preparations of active compound. After immersion of, in each case, 10 female specimens of the various tick species, they are transferred to Petri dishes, the bottom of which is covered with a correspondingly large filter disc.

After 10 days, the effectiveness of the preparation of active compound is determined by ascertaining the inhibition of egg deposition compared with untreated control ticks. The effect is expressed as a percentage, percent meaning that eggs ceased to be deposited, and 0 percent signifying that the ticks deposited eggs in normal amount.

The active compounds investigated, the concentrations tried, the parasites tested and the findings obtained can be seen from the following Table 8.

TAnLEs-TICK TEST inhibition olcgg dcposltion in TABLE Br-TICK TEST Inhibition of egg deposition in percent- Concentra- Boophilus microplua tion of active Ridgecompound land Biarra in p.p.m. strain strain Active compounds (CzHsOh-ii-O CzHsO Example 27 cemed is mixed with the stated amount of solvent which contains the above mentioned proportion of emulsifier, and the concentrate so obtained is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

Test with parasitizing fly larvae Solvent: 35 parts by weight ethyleneglycolmonomethyl ether Emulsifier: 35 parts by weight nonylphenolpolyglycol 65 About 20 fly larvae (Lucilia cuprina) are put into a test-tube which contains about 1 cc of horse musculaether To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 30 parts by weight of the active substance conturc. 0.5 ml of the preparation of active compound are applied to this horseflesh. After 24 hours, the degree of TABLE 9-Contlnued Concentration Degree of of active destruccompound tion in Active compounds in p.p.m. percent (17) 1C1H1O S 300 100 ll 30 100 P-O-1l Br 3 50 CH: N l

N H1O I N HtCU It will be appreciated that the instant specification and examples are set forth by way of illustration and not limitation, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

l. -pyrazol0pyrimidine-(thiono)-phosphoric( phoso- 4. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethylphosphoric acid ester of 2- hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo( l ,5-a)pyrimidine of the formula v (2) 5. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethylthionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-chloro-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5-

a)pyrimidine of the formula 6. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethylphosphoric acid ester of 2- hydroXy-3-chloro-7-methyl-pyrazolo( l ,5-a)pyrimidine of the formula phonic) acid esters of the general formula: ll

(C2H50)2'P--O Cl R0 X 1 \u P-O Rs I R: 1] HaC N C I 7. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such (I) compound is 0,0-dimethyl-thionophosphoric acid ester in which R is an alkyl radical with l to 6 carbon atoms,

R, is an alkyl radical with l to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy radical with l to 6 carbon atoms,

R, is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, and

X is oxygen or sulfur.

2. Compounds according to claim 1 in which R, has [-4 carbon atoms and R, is a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, methoxy, ethoxy, n-butoxy, sec.-butoxy or tert.-butoxy radical.

3. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethyl-thionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo( l ,5- a)pyrimidine of the formula of 2hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo( l ,5- a)pyrimidine of the formula 8. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-dimethyl-thionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-7-methyl-pyrazolo(l,5-a)pyrimidine of the formula i (CH Oh-P-O UNITED S'IA'L'I'JS lA'l'EN'l' OFFICE V Farben 198A f 1 1 i f1 1 I CLIU I1 [LA 1 L ()i CORRILC 1 lON Patent No. 3,761,479 Dated September 25, 197 3 Inventofls) Hellmut Hoffman et a1 It is certified thnt error appears-in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Col. 1,"line LL- correct spelling of "nematodes" Col. 6, lines SO Land 52, correct spelling of nematodes".

Col." l0, line 24,under column "S", change".8.2" to 8.3

Col. 11, line 37, cancel "evaluation of the active results" and I v substitute therefor -preparation of the active compound I col. 23, line 15, correct spelling of "nematodes".

I Signed and sealed this 20th day of August l97h.

I(SEAL)P Attest:

MCCOY M. GIBSON, JR. v c. MARSHALL DANN Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents 

2. Compounds according to clAim 1 in which R1 has 1-4 carbon atoms and R2 is a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, methoxy, ethoxy, n-butoxy, sec.-butoxy or tert.-butoxy radical.
 3. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethyl-thionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- Alpha )pyrimidine of the formula
 4. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethylphosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- Alpha )pyrimidine of the formula
 5. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethylthionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-chloro-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- Alpha )pyrimidine of the formula
 6. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-diethylphosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-chloro-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- Alpha )pyrimidine of the formula
 7. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-dimethyl-thionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-3-bromo-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- Alpha )pyrimidine of the formula
 8. Compound according to claim 1 wherein such compound is 0,0-dimethyl-thionophosphoric acid ester of 2-hydroxy-7-methyl-pyrazolo(1,5- Alpha )pyrimidine of the formula 